Quilting attachment for sewing-machines



(No Model.)

. I. M. GERMAN.

QUILTING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES. No. 264,943.

Patented Sept 26, 1882.

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-UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS M. GERMAN, OF BONHAM, TEXAS.

QUILTING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,943, datedSeptember 26, 1882,

Application filed July 31, 188:2. (No model.)

To all whom at may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. GERMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bonham, in the county of Fannin and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting Attachments forSewing-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilledinthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention has relation to improvements in quilting attachments forsewing-machines. It has for its object to connect the quiltingframe andthe sewing-machine so that the ac tion of the machine will automaticallypropel the quilting-frame; and it consists in the construction,combination, and arrangement of the several parts, as will behereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure '1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a side view.Fig. 3 shows a modification, and FigsA and 5 are detail views somewhatenlarged, showing respectively the wheel a, with pulley b, and theclutch mechanism on shaft 0, as will be fully described.

A represents the sewing-machine, having arm a and drive-wheel a, whichis operated by treadle a and connected with the main shaft of thesewing-machine by band a9, in the usual manner.

a represents the sewing-machine table.

1) represents a cone-pulley, fixed upon the hub of the drive-wheel a,and grooved to receive the cords or bands which connect it with thepulley c hereinafter described.

0 represents a shaft, which is journaled in hangers c 61, depending fromthe sewing-machine table, near the front of the same.

0 represents a cone-pulley secured on shaft to bring it in line with thepulley b, whether the latter is arranged between or outside of the legsof the machine, and the pulley c is connected with the pulley b by band0 Thus, in the operation of the device, as the wheel a isrevolved,carrying the pulley b, the shaftc is also revolved by theconnection between pulleys b and The speed at which the shaft 0 is runmay be regulated by adjusting the belt on the diEerent-sized wheels ofthe conepulleys b c ,as is wellunderstood. Ordinarily I prefer to securethe pulley b on the hub or shaft of wheel a; but it is sometimesconvenient to arrange it as shown in Fig. 3, in which arrangement it issuspended in a suitable hanger, and is interposed between the pulley cand the main operating-band a, so that it bears firmly against thelatter. It receives its motion directly from the band an, and by meansof the intermediate band, 0 it imparts the desired motion to the pulley0 d represents a spool or bobbin sleeved on the shaft 0 between thehanger d and a button or shoulder, (1 fixed on the shaft 0. The shaft 0will revolve freely within the spool cl when the latter is not securedthereto; In or der to secure the shaft and spool together, I place apin, (1 through holes formed through the button 01 which is fixed on theshaft 0, and into coincident holes formed through the head of the spoolabutted against the said button. I prefer this arrangement because it issimple and efficient. Any suitable clutch mechanism, however, willanswer the purpose, perhaps, quite as well.

B represents the quilting-frame. Its legs 0 e are mounted on casters 0so that it will readily roll along the floor, and its quilt-carryingarms 6 are carried over the sewing-machine table a, under the arm a,inproper position, so that the needle will work between them on the quilt.

f represents a pulley journaled in a suitable bracket at the rear or endof the frame, in front of the sewing-machine.

f represents a screw-eye made fast in front of the table a, over thespool d.

9 represents a cord, which is secured and wound upon the spool 01,carried back around the pulley f, and then extended and made fast to eyef. 1

In the operation of my invention, when the spool is made fast to theshaft '0, as described, and the several parts are in the position shownin Figs. 1 and 2, and motion is given to the shaft 0 by the mechanismdescribed, the cord 1 will be wound up around the spool 61, and theframe carrying the quilt is fed through across the machine, and byarranging the belts on the different sizes of the cone-pulleys, asdescribed, the feed may be adjusted to the length and character ofstitchdesired, and the work is fed to the machine. The frame B, being mountedon the wheels 0 moves easilyover thefloor. When the frame B has been runacross the machine the clutch is released and the frame is drawn back byhand, and the described operation is repeated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

.The combination, with the sewing-machine A, of the pulley b, the shaft0, provided with the pulley c and suitable clutch mechanism, the spoold, sleeve d on shaft 0, the cord y, secured to spool 01 and carriedaround pulleyf, secured on the end of the quilting-frame, and thenceforward and secured to the sewing-ma.- chineyand the travelingquilting-frame B, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' In testimony whereofI affix my signature in 0 presence of twowitnesses.

FRANCIS M. GERMAN.

Witn esses:

PRES. C. THURMOND, M. J. B. YOUNG.

